Use a squeegee or trowel to spread the self leveling agent around until the whole floor is covered.
How to level basement floor around drain.
The surrounding floor around the drain slopes inwards to help funnel any water from on top of the floor to go in the drain to be removed.
Spread the compound out evenly.
If the floor was flat level i would just cover it up and assume it s fine.
I m concerned the snap together flooring light buckle or come apart because of the slope.
It s flat ish for most of the room but the 2 feet or so around the drain are sloped quite a bit.
Let the floor leveler dry overnight or as indicated by the manufacturer.
Many basement floor drains tie directly to the home s sewer system but in some communities local building codes require floor drains to run to a sump pit where a pump lifts the water to the exterior surface of the house.
But the floor slopes towards the drain pretty aggressively.
The laminate flooring won t install over this dip.
After the floor leveler dries sand down any high spots to make them flush with the rest of the floor.
The drain is about 1 5 below the rest of the floor.
How to level basement floor.
Once the floor is covered let it dry for 1 3 days.
Before you finish your basement floor with tiles wood or carpeting it s important that the floor is completely level.
Remove any excess floor leveler and feather it around the edges so it blends with the rest of the floor.
Basement floor drains don t get a lot of attention until the sewer backs up or the basement smells like an outhouse.
Pour the mixed self leveling compound across the surface of the concrete.
Around the drain for a diameter of about 2 feet the floor is sloping towards the drain.
Cover floor drains with a plastic pipe the same diameter of the drain about inch high.